North South Colonies

The southern colony was the first area to be settled and because of their inexperience many lives were lost. The first settlers settled in the inland peninsula because they wanted to prevent a surprise attack from the Spanish. What the settlers failed to prevent was sickness, many died from malaria because the area they settled in was the breeding ground for it.

Many of the people that came to the southern colony of Virginia were aristocrats, merchants and gentleman. These people that came felt they were too good for labor that common men did. They only survived by bullying the Powhatan’s for food. Most of the first settlers did not survive.

The Virginia Company was the company that was granted the charter to settle the area of Virginia. Their investment was quickly deteriorating and they had to find a way to make more money and to bring more settlers to the area. The company established a “headright” system for grating land to individuals. Those already settled in the colony received 100 acres apiece and new settlers each received 50 acres. Those that help pay the passage of other immigrants to Virginia received an extra 50 acres per pers

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